NR 508 Week 7 Quiz: Questions and Answers
NR 508 Week 7 Quiz: Questions and Answers
- A patient asks an NP about usnign an oral OTC decongestant medication for nasal congestion associated with a viral upper respiratory illness. The NP learns that the patient uses loratadine (Clarritin), a Beta adrenergic blocker, and an intranasal corticosteroid. The NP Would be concerned about which adverse effects?
- A pt is … with asthma. The primary care NP prescribes an inhaled corticosteroid and an inhaled broncholidalator medication and provides education about how to use inhalers. At a follow-up visiti 2 wks later, the pts pulmonary function tests are worse. The NP should :
- A patient who was recently … with COPD comes to the clinic for a follow-up evaluation after beginning therapy with a SABA as needed for dyspnea. The pt reports occasional mild exertional dyspnea but is able to sleep well. The pts FEV1 in the clinic is 85% of predicted, and oxygen sat is 96%. The primary care NP should recommend:
- A 7 year old patient who has severe asthsma takes oral prednisone daily. At a well-child examination, the primary care NP notes a decrease in the child’s linear growth rate. The NP should consult the child’s asthma specialist about:
- A patient comes to the clinic with a 2-day history of cough and wheezing. The patient has no previous history of asthma. The patient reports having heartburn for several months, which has worsened considerably. The NP makes a diagnosis of asthma and orders oral steroids and inhaled albuterol. The patient’s condition worsens and a chest radiograph obtained 2 days later shows bilateral infiltrates. The NP has failed to:
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